Extreme+Weather+Activity

Weather Extremes Activity

= = =** Introduction **=

Weather is all around us. It influences everything from what to wear to our daily activities. Without weather we wouldn’t have crops or green grass. For the most part weather is very helpful an important factor in our daily lives. Sometimes weather can be very harmful and destructive. Think about all of the damage associated with Hurricane Katrina. We are going to take a look at hurricanes as well as other weather extremes.

Task
Your job is to take on the role of a hurricane, tornado, blizzard, or thunderstorm. You will create a PowerPoint outlining your life history. Your history will include how you were created, where did you travel, interesting statistics, pictures and your demise. Your slide show has to have a minimum of 8 slides listed below; you can branch out and include other information as well. All presentations will begin with your birth and end with your death. The other slides will contain the following:
 * Important events that have taken place during this stage
 * Location (longitude and latitude)
 * Wind speed (in miles per hour)
 * Pictures at each stage of life, or sketches
 * Damage created
 * Human safety precautions


 * Process **


 * Stage 1: Knowledge Acquisition **
 * 1) Define your weather extreme.
 * 2) What conditions are needed for your weather to occur?
 * 3) How do they form?
 * 4) Where do they form?
 * 5) How are they measured?
 * 6) Why do they lose power?
 * 7) What precautions/safety measures should humans take?

All presentations will begin with your birth and end with your death. The other slides will contain the following:
 * Stage 2: Creating PowerPoint **
 * Important changes that have taken place during your life
 * Your location (areas of the country)
 * Your measurement
 * Pictures showing you in action
 * Damage created (pictures)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Human safety precautions

Information Sources
Use only the websites listed below, DO NOT create your own searches. These websites should be your primary sources.

= Tornado = Scholastic [] Weather Whiz Kids [] USA Today [] Vortex [] Sky Diary [] National Weather Service [] FEMA [] Weather Channel [] Powerful Storms [] Birth and Death of Tornado []

=** Thunderstorm **= Weather Whiz Kids [] USA Today [] National Weather Service [] Sky Diary [] Weather Eye [] FEMA [] Australian Severe Weather [] Weather Channel [] In the Clouds [] Powerful Storms []

= Blizzard = Weather Whiz Kids [] Scholastic (includes Blizzard timeline) [] USA Today [] Rocky Mountain Research Station [] FEMA [] Weather Channel [] Ice and Snow []

= **Hurricane** = Scholastic [] Weather Whiz Kids [] USA Today [] Sky Diary [] FEMA [] Tropical Twister [] Horrific Hurricanes [] Weather Channel [] Miami Hurricane []

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